RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 430 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 .THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN FORECAST... .A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... .A LAKE THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES... BECOMING GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. WINDS AND WAVES MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. LATEST LEVEL AND TEMPERATURE DATA FROM AROUND LAKE CHAMPLAIN LEVEL TEMPERATURE USGS GAGE AT ROUSES POINT NY 99.61 FEET USGS GAGE AT BURLINGTON VT 99.61 FEET 74 DEGREES KING STREET FERRY DOCK 99.60 FEET 71 DEGREES COLCHESTER REEF 68 DEGREES DIAMOND ISLAND 68 DEGREES
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